1436                                      VETOES

within 60 days after the public hearing on the issue and to pro-
vide that in Howard County no zoning decisions shall be made by
the Commissioners during the year their offices are up for election,
after the primary and before the next term of office.

May 6, 1966.

Honorable William S. James
President of the Senate
State House
Annapolis, Maryland

Dear Mr. President:

I have today vetoed Senate Bill 546 and, in accordance with the
provisions of Article 2, Section 17 of the Maryland Constitution, I
am returning the same to you along with my message concerning
this action.

On April 14 of this year, I received a letter from the Attorney
General, a copy of which is attached and to be considered a part of
this message, advising that in the opinion of that office, the bill was
unconstitutional. In light of this advice, I felt that I could not
sign the same into law.

With kindest regards, I am

Sincerely yours,

(s) J. Millard Tawes

Governor.
Letter from State Law Department on S. B. 546.

April 14, 1966.

The Honorable J. Millard Tawes

Governor of Maryland

State House

Annapolis, Maryland 21404

Re: Senate Bill 546
Dear Governor Tawes:

As requested, I have reviewed the above-captioned Senate Bill
for constitutionality.

As you will note, the title advises that the Bill includes a pro-
vision prohibiting decisions on zoning to be made by the County
Commissioners of Howard County during the year their offices
are up for election, after the primary and before the next term of
office. The Bill as passed eliminated this provision. Thus, the title
is not in conformity with the body of the Bill.

The Constitution of Maryland, Article III, Section 29, requires,
in part:

"... and every Law enacted by the General Assembly shall
embrace but one subject, and that shall be described in its
title; and no Law, nor section of Law, shall be revived, or amended